My wife and I bought our first house (1965) in March and have been putting together our list of projects we want to do. I have already put in torn out the carpet (hardwood underneath) two new toilets and re-sided the house among other small projects.
the chimney is in the center of the living space with the living room/entry on one side, the dining room and kitchen on the other. there is a short wall of the back of the fireplace (separating the kitchen/dining room) that we plan to take out (not load bearing) as part of a kitchen remodel. We would like to have a new fireplace that opens to the current side and the 'end' of fireplace and potentially also have a solid glass wall on the back of the fireplace so you can see the flames and feel the heat in the kitchen.
So the questions: Working with masonry is not super easy...is it possible to 'cut' these new wholes in the current chimney and put in a new firebox?
Is there anything wrong with having a closed 'wall' of glass on the backside without having a hearth there?
Figure 1: from the entryway at the front and 'end' of the fireplace
Figure 2: from the dining room and the back and 'end' of the fireplace
the chimney is in the center of the living space with the living room/entry on one side, the dining room and kitchen on the other. there is a short wall of the back of the fireplace (separating the kitchen/dining room) that we plan to take out (not load bearing) as part of a kitchen remodel. We would like to have a new fireplace that opens to the current side and the 'end' of fireplace and potentially also have a solid glass wall on the back of the fireplace so you can see the flames and feel the heat in the kitchen.
So the questions: Working with masonry is not super easy...is it possible to 'cut' these new wholes in the current chimney and put in a new firebox?
Is there anything wrong with having a closed 'wall' of glass on the backside without having a hearth there?
Figure 1: from the entryway at the front and 'end' of the fireplace
Figure 2: from the dining room and the back and 'end' of the fireplace